Few things upset Merlin the pig more than being denied a treat. He will press a purple button with his nose that says “I’m mad” aloud. Sometimes he will walk into the laundry room and angrily shut the ...

March 24, 2026 - "Pig butchering" schemes, once considered a niche type of consumer fraud predominantly occurring overseas, have become a source of legal exposure for U.S. financial institutions that ...

Training, patience, and positive reinforcement turned a communicative California-based pig into a global sensation Guinness World Records A pig named Merlin earned a Guinness World Record for being ...

Montecito has its share of over-the-top mansions — just ask Ellen DeGeneres or Meghan Markle. But even in this ultra-glossy enclave, one home has neighbors squealing — and not in a good way. Locals ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane's 'Pig Out In The Park' is saying goodbye after 44 years. The organizer of the event, Bill Burke, made an announcement on the event's website that 2025 was the last year the ...

Today, more than 100,000 people in the United States are waiting for an organ transplant. They’re seeking kidneys, livers, hearts and lungs — organs from human donors that could give these patients a ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Pig Out in the Park, a staple event in Spokane since 1979, will not return in 2026. Bill Burke, the event's organizer, announced that after 44 years, the decision was made to retire ...

Attention runners!If you're running the Flying Pig Marathon this year, there will be changes to the course. The full and half marathon courses have been certified by USA Track & Field is complete. See ...

This is one sensational swine. Merlin the Pig, who boasts a staggering 1.1 million Instagram followers, recently earned a Guinness World Record for his social-media stardom. The 4-year-old Mini ...

March 12 (UPI) --A 4-year-old porcine social media star living in California earned the Guinness World Records title for the most followers on Instagram for a pig: 1.1 million. The record-keeping ...

A 56-year-old man with liver failure has become the first living person to be surgically connected to a genetically modified pig liver, says the team that conducted the surgery. The pig organ filtered ...

A celebrated Chicago restaurant with Michelin and James Beard pedigrees will make its much-anticipated suburban debut this weekend when The Purple Pig opens in Oakbrook Center. The ...